PROJECT - SUBJECT HEADINGS AND ENHANCING A MARC RECORD (40 POINTS)
In order to see if you have good subject headings, use Sears List of Subject Headings. Also go to copy cataloging sites and search for material on the same topic as the item you are cataloging. See if you are on the right track. This will give you the tag and subfields laid out for you plus it will give you suggestions for other subject headings for this topic. You need a minimum of three (3) subject tracings for each record. More is always better - "more is more."
For this assignment you will be using the book template paying particular attention to the following fields: 020 $a ISBN number 100 $a main person responsible for the item 100 $d dates 245 $a Title 245 $b Remainder of title 245 $c Statement of responsibility 250 $a Edition statement 260 $a Publisher place 260 $b Publisher name 260 $c Date of distribution 300 $a number of pages, extent of the item 300 $b illustrations, maps, portraits 300 $c dimensions 362 $a volumes in a series - sequential designation 490 $a Series statement 500 $a Note: general notes you think appropriate 505 $a Note: formatted contents note 510$a Note: citation/reference 520 $a Note: Summary of the material 521 $a Note: Audience 526 $a Note: Study Program 586 $a Note: Awards 6XX $a Subject heading
At least 3 subject headings for each record with a minimum of two 650s, and a third subject heading from 600, 610, 650, or 651 depending on the type of subject
7XX$a Added entry
Any name put in the 245 $c field should be in a separate 700 $a field also (except for the main author who is in the 100 $a field.)
POINTS TO KEEP IN MIND FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT
You are using standard subject headings -- you are not tagging (assigning your keyword) so you are not making up subject headings -- you are using standard Sears or LC subject headings.
Keep in mind that you are cataloging for a public -- mainly students. Use subject headings that student would look for. Overly broad subjects like 650 $a History $z United States wouldn't help anyone zero on something like Lincoln's assassination.
The CIP in books is notoriously inadequate. Do not rely solely on the CIP for cataloging. You must find the record in a larger database (like MOBIUS or Access Pennsylvania) for a more complete record. The CIP is a beginning point.
ASSIGNMENT, PART I: ENHANCING THE MARC RECORD WITH READING INFORMATION
There is so much that we can tell our patrons about the material to help them be more informed readers. MARC 510 is a citation note which is where you would put the information about where something was reviewed. MARC 521 tells who the target audience is for a particular title, MARC 526 is where reading program information is entered (such as for Accelerated Reader) and MARC 586 is where you would put information about what awards a book has won. Here are some screencasts to explain these note fields in more detail
For this part of your assignment you will be given 5 titles and you will give me ABBREVIATED MARC records with ONLY the following fields:
245 $a (Title)
510 $a (Review source)
521 0 $a and $b (reading level and source)
521 2 $a and $b (interest level and source)
521 8 $a and $b (Lexile number and source)
526 $a, $b, $c, and $d (Reading program, interest level, reading level, point value)
586 $a (Awards note)
If you find multiple answers for a field (e.g. you find both a Reading Counts and Accelerated Reader information) you need to only enter one answer.
Sources to get you started with this section of the assignment include the subscription databases Children's Literature Comprehensive Database or Core Collection: All. On the free Web Scholastic's Book Wizard, and Accelerated Reader's AR Bookfinder will be useful. You may need other sources but this will get you going.
The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willow Davis Roberts
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Motown and Didi by Walter Dean Myers
Don't Take Teddy by Babbis Friis-Baastaad
Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
ASSIGNMENT, PART II: CATALOGING 3 TITLES - LIBRARIAN AS CULTURAL STEWARD Using the fields listed at the top of this page, catalog these items. Because you know how to catalog books, you can catalog anything! Even your spouse -- now let's see what subject headings might work for him/her: Military spouse? Runaway adults? We'll leave out Marriage counseling or Marriage--Annulment -- this is an upbeat class after all. On a more serious note -- the librarian can act as as the steward for the cultural identity of your school. This means through your cataloging you can organize and preserve material that represents the heritage of your school.
For this assignment, you will be cataloging the following 5 titles as if you were holding the hard copy in your hand. (You won't be using 510, 521, 526, or 586 fields for the following but you will be using as many of the fields listed at the top of this page as there is information available. Be sure to give 3 subject headings for each record -- even if you have to stretch a bit to be realistic.)
Using what you know about cataloging so far and taking any hints from the above slides, create a record for the newspaper linked above.
ADDITIONAL FIELD: Select five stories from the newspaper that you would consider as significant and put the headlines in the 505 (contents note) field.
Student produced project that you want to keep as a model for other students: "Pivotal Politics, The Marshal Plan: A Turning Point in Foreign Aid and the Struggle for Democracy" http://www.nhd.org/StudentProjectExamples.htm
After you have created the MARC version of these records export the file and upload it to the appropriate link in the ASSIGNMENTS link on Blackboard.
How I check your subject headings
Screencast: http://screencast.com/t/67SIHA9u2Ra6
I generally to go MOBIUS, OhioLink, or Library of Congress to check the formation of and the accuracy of your subject headings. The screencast above shows you how I go about it.
In order to see if you have good subject headings, use Sears List of Subject Headings. Also go to copy cataloging sites and search for material on the same topic as the item you are cataloging. See if you are on the right track. This will give you the tag and subfields laid out for you plus it will give you suggestions for other subject headings for this topic. You need a minimum of three (3) subject tracings for each record. More is always better - "more is more."
For this assignment you will be using the book template paying particular attention to the following fields:
020 $a ISBN number
100 $a main person responsible for the item
100 $d dates
245 $a Title
245 $b Remainder of title
245 $c Statement of responsibility
250 $a Edition statement
260 $a Publisher place
260 $b Publisher name
260 $c Date of distribution
300 $a number of pages, extent of the item
300 $b illustrations, maps, portraits
300 $c dimensions
362 $a volumes in a series - sequential designation
490 $a Series statement
500 $a Note: general notes you think appropriate
505 $a Note: formatted contents note
510 $a Note: citation/reference
520 $a Note: Summary of the material
521 $a Note: Audience
526 $a Note: Study Program
586 $a Note: Awards
6XX $a Subject heading
- At least 3 subject headings for each record with a minimum of two 650s, and a third subject heading from 600, 610, 650, or 651 depending on the type of subject
7XX $a Added entryPOINTS TO KEEP IN MIND FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT
ASSIGNMENT, PART I: ENHANCING THE MARC RECORD WITH READING INFORMATION
There is so much that we can tell our patrons about the material to help them be more informed readers. MARC 510 is a citation note which is where you would put the information about where something was reviewed. MARC 521 tells who the target audience is for a particular title, MARC 526 is where reading program information is entered (such as for Accelerated Reader) and MARC 586 is where you would put information about what awards a book has won. Here are some screencasts to explain these note fields in more detail
For this part of your assignment you will be given 5 titles and you will give me ABBREVIATED MARC records with ONLY the following fields:
245 $a (Title)
510 $a (Review source)
521 0 $a and $b (reading level and source)
521 2 $a and $b (interest level and source)
526 $a, $b, $c, and $d (Reading program, interest level, reading level, point value)
586 $a (Awards note)
If you find multiple answers for a field (e.g. you find both a Reading Counts and Accelerated Reader information) you need to only enter one answer.
Sources to get you started with this section of the assignment include the subscription databases Children's Literature Comprehensive Database or Core Collection: All. On the free Web Scholastic's Book Wizard, and Accelerated Reader's AR Bookfinder will be useful. You may need other sources but this will get you going.
ASSIGNMENT, PART II: CATALOGING 3 TITLES - LIBRARIAN AS CULTURAL STEWARD
Using the fields listed at the top of this page, catalog these items. Because you know how to catalog books, you can catalog anything! Even your spouse -- now let's see what subject headings might work for him/her: Military spouse? Runaway adults? We'll leave out Marriage counseling or Marriage--Annulment -- this is an upbeat class after all. On a more serious note -- the librarian can act as as the steward for the cultural identity of your school. This means through your cataloging you can organize and preserve material that represents the heritage of your school.
For this assignment, you will be cataloging the following 5 titles as if you were holding the hard copy in your hand. (You won't be using 510, 521, 526, or 586 fields for the following but you will be using as many of the fields listed at the top of this page as there is information available. Be sure to give 3 subject headings for each record -- even if you have to stretch a bit to be realistic.)
After you have created the MARC version of these records export the file and upload it to the appropriate link in the ASSIGNMENTS link on Blackboard.
How I check your subject headings
Screencast: http://screencast.com/t/67SIHA9u2Ra6I generally to go MOBIUS, OhioLink, or Library of Congress to check the formation of and the accuracy of your subject headings. The screencast above shows you how I go about it.